Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-16

piece OF plank and knocked three or
four OF them down. He kept on
striking at them, and finally made
them all run. One Of them stopped ut
the gate from where he fred three shots,
all OF which struck my husband, two
IN the right leg and one in the side.
Tho latter IL only flesh wound, how
ever and will soon heal. The wounds
IN hls leg are severe. When he fell
near the spring-house ] went into the
kitchen and brought out the shotgun.
The men were coming back then TO
whip him. / went to where he was
lying and put the gun into his
hands Then / helped him up, and
be told them to go back or he would
blow their heads off. They went away
saying they would come back again.
We don't know any of them. The
only one who spoke said they had
came to whip him because he had
licked All Green's boy. Cole Green
is the meanest boy in this section, and
he deserved all my husband gave him.
We ere not afraid of the White Caps,
and the next time they come we will be
better prepared for them. We have
heard Of them whipping three or four
men near here during the past week.
Mark Luny and Zeke Keebel were
whipped Thursday night. They said
the men had been caught stealing"
MIR. Berry told the same story as that
Of his wife. He said he would know
the men if he ever saw them again by
the marks be made upon them. AS
soon as he is able TO get about he pro-
poses to visit in the neighborhood.
The old man looks like he would be a
dangerous subject to triile with, and
when 10 takes the war-path there will
probably 10 some blood spilled.
THE HOME OF THE WHITE CAPS.
The general supposition is that Har-
risOn county, the home of the White
Caps. is a wild, lawless section. Such,
however is not the case Some of the
best farm lands in the State are located
there, and the people are for the most
part intelligent and educated. The
great drawback is that there is but one
railroad through it, and although there
are many very fine stone quarries, but
little Of their product finds its way to
the outer world. Many Of the small
houses are built entirely Of stone,
instead Of being the log cabins
one finds in kentucky. One OF these
huts in particular was oyergrOwn with
bright green moss, and looked to be
fully fifty years old. Tho inhabi-
tants arc all thrifty in their way, and
the farms ere we'll TILED. There is,
however, DO spirit Of advancement or
enterprise manifested, and the coming
generation, unless wonderful change
takes place, viii DO perfectly satisfied
to 60 plodding along in the footsteps of
their fathers and grandfathers, content
in their own little world. From this it
must not be inferred that they are not
Of social turn, for the debating and
singing societies meet at least twice
week. Nearly everybody drinks whis-
key, but it seems 10 agree with them,
and there are few drunkards to be seen.
The White Caps, from what the re-
porter could learn, are not gang Of
lawless ruiiians, as one would suppose
from reading OF their proceedings, but
farmers, who propose to make the
lazior, shiftless people behave them
selves A dollar looks as big to them
as a larn-door, and in order to save the
expense Of court trial they simply
consider the case and take the law in
theirOWn hands. Aninstance illustrative
Of this occurred yesterday, while the
reporter was stopping at Gresham Sta
ton. Bob Morris, f. worthless fellow,
broke into the railroad station and stole
SIX tickets to Boston. The young lady
who has charge Of the Office traced the
theft to him readily, and when she
boldly charged him with it he owned
mp. Twenty minutes aftcrward a note
was left in his front yard, signed by
the White Caps, telling him if he did
not leave the place Immediately he
would be taken out and whipped. No
one thought Of having him arrested.